September 13, 2022

[GIST] Nigeria needs experienced president in 2023, says Gumi

[GIST] Nigeria needs experienced president in 2023, says Gumi

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Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Monday said Nigeria needs an experienced politician to succeed the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) as his tenure ends in 2023. Gumi noted that Nigerians should do away with ethno-religious politics in the 21st century to build a united country. Speaking to journalists in Kaduna, he argued


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[GIST] Passport issuance rises by 38%, more Nigerians relocate

[GIST] Passport issuance rises by 38%, more Nigerians relocate

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The number of passports issued by the Nigeria Immigration Service rose by 38 per cent between 2020 and 2021, The PUNCH observed. This is an increase from 767,164 to 1,059,607 passports issued in 2020 and 2021 respectively. According to data obtained from the NIS, the passport types ranged from standard, official, diplomatic, emergency travel certificates


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[GIST] Amaechi attracted no project to Rivers as minister — Wike

[GIST] Amaechi attracted no project to Rivers as minister — Wike

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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Monday said his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, did not attract any meaningful project to the state as Minister of Transportation; describing his tenure as a total failure. Wike said this while reacting to Amaechi’s comments that the Rivers State Government refused to give state burial to the late Chief Alabo


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[GIST] Labour Act: Aviation workers issue 14-day ultimatum

[GIST] Labour Act: Aviation workers issue 14-day ultimatum

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A coalition of aviation workers’ unions has threatened to proceed with an industrial action in the next 14 days if the anti-labour clauses in the new aviation bills currently awaiting the assent of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), are not removed. The coalition is made up of the National Union of Air Transport Employees,


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[GIST] Keyamo claims Obi plotting fake assassination attempt

[GIST] Keyamo claims Obi plotting fake assassination attempt

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The Director of Media and Public Affairs, All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, on Monday, raised the alarm that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, is planning to fake an assassination attempt and hire some supporters dressed in the APC caps and t-shirts to attack some of his party offices.


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September 12, 2022

[GIST] LASTMA prosecutes 146 traffic violators

[GIST] LASTMA prosecutes 146 traffic violators

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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has arraigned 146 drivers arrested for various traffic offenses in the state. The agency’s Director, Public Affairs Unit, Taofiq Adebayo, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said the General Manager, Bolaji Oreagba, stated that the alleged offenders were arraigned before the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences


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[GIST] Property investment trusts struggle 15 years after take-off

[GIST] Property investment trusts struggle 15 years after take-off

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In many advanced economies, Real Estate Investment Trusts, otherwise known as REITs, are offering investors the opportunity to put their money in real estates through mutual funding. However, since its official takeoff in Nigeria 15 years ago, REITs have not exactly made the same impact as it has done in other countries. EDIDIONG IKPOTO takes


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[GIST] NSE partners govt on waste to wealth conversion

[GIST] NSE partners govt on waste to wealth conversion

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The Nigerian Society of Engineers, Nnewi, Anambra State chapter on Saturday held its 2022 Annual General Meeting and induction of new corporate members. The AGM, which held at the National Engineering Design Development Institute, Anambra State had the theme, ‘Sustainable engineering waste conversion: A panacea for energy crisis in Nigeria’. In his welcome address, the


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[GIST] Climate change: Stakeholders express commitment to sustainable development

[GIST] Climate change: Stakeholders express commitment to sustainable development

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Executives in the financial services industry have expressed their commitment to sustainability. A statement said the executives spoke at a joint session on sustainability by the Central Bank of Nigeria and European Organisation for Sustainable Development in Abuja recently. According to the statement, the event was part of the pre-launch roundtable on the newly ratified


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September 11, 2022

[GIST] Obi’s supporters funding own activities – Labour Party

[GIST] Obi’s supporters funding own activities – Labour Party

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The Labour Party says the supporters of its presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, have been funding their mobilisation activities, including the One Million March, by themselves. It stressed that the party would not exceed the limits set by the Electoral Act. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Arabambi, told Sunday PUNCH in a telephone interview


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[GIST] Residents lament as abandoned Lagos ambulance point turns private water selling outlet

[GIST] Residents lament as abandoned Lagos ambulance point turns private water selling outlet

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Lagos State Ambulance Point on Bajulaiye Road in Shomolu Local Government Area of the state has been turned into private water selling out by a resident of the area, PUNCH HealthWise can authoritatively report. Our correspondent gathered during a visit to the ambulance point on Thursday that the state government has abandoned it for over


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[GIST] Experts warn FG against overtaxing digital economy

[GIST] Experts warn FG against overtaxing digital economy

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Economic experts have urged the Federal Government to encourage the digital economy rather than burden it with over-taxation. According to them, too many taxes in the digital economy will stifle growth rather than encourage productivity in the sector. They stated that if the sector grows, its tax remission to the government will do likewise. This


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[GIST] EKEDC assures Lagos Island, others of improved services

[GIST] EKEDC assures Lagos Island, others of improved services

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Eko Electricity Distribution Company has met the Lagos Islands district and its environment as part of its strategic engagement with customers under its franchise network. The forum, held on Thursday, was attended by residents of Lagos Island, Victoria Island and Ikoyi environs. A statement by the EKEDC General Manager, Corporate Communications, Godwin Idemudia, said, “The


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[GIST] As former ICC indictee, William Ruto, becomes president 

[GIST] As former ICC indictee, William Ruto, becomes president 

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On 5 September, 2022, Kenya’s Supreme Court sitting as the final and sole judicial arbiter of presidential election disputes in the country, certified the election of incumbent Deputy President, William Samoei Ruto, as the lawful winner of the presidential election conducted the previous month on 8th August.  When he is sworn in on 13 September,


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[GIST] Swiatek defeats Jabeur to win US Open

[GIST] Swiatek defeats Jabeur to win US Open

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World number one Iga Swiatek defeated Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur to win her second Grand Slam title of the year with a straight sets victory in the US Open final on Saturday. Polish star Swiatek overcame a spirited second-set fightback from fifth seed Jabeur to win 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) in 1hr 52min at Arthur Ashe Stadium.


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September 10, 2022

[GIST] Fintiri mourns veteran broadcaster, Mathias

[GIST] Fintiri mourns veteran broadcaster, Mathias

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Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has commiserated with the family of veteran journalist, Chief Timawus Mathias, who passed on Friday at 73. Mathias, who started as a broadcaster with the Nigerian Television Authority, Yola, Adamawa State, before going into private practice in a career spanning over five decades, passed on following protracted ill-health. Fintiri,


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[GIST] Kanu leads sportsmen mourning Queen Elizabeth

[GIST] Kanu leads sportsmen mourning Queen Elizabeth

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Former Super Eagles star, Nwankwo Kanu, has led other African players across the world to pay their last respect to Queen Elizabeth II, Saturday PUNCH reports. The United Kingdom’s longest-serving monarch – who sat on the throne for over 70 years – died peacefully at Balmoral, according to the Royal Family. The news comes after


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[GIST] Sickle cell and stress (I)

[GIST] Sickle cell and stress (I)

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One major contributor to one having a sickle cell crisis is stress. What is stress? Stress is your body’s response to certain situations. It’s subjective, so something that is stressful for you may not be stressful for someone else. There are many kinds of stress and not all of them are bad. Stress can help


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[GIST] African title win thrills Aruna

[GIST] African title win thrills Aruna

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Quadri Aruna is delighted to have ended his four wait to clinch his second African title, Saturday PUNCH reports. The 34-year-old Nigerian came back from two sets down to beat Omar Assar 4-3 in a nerve-wracking final of the 2022 International Table Tennis Federation African championship in Algeria on Friday. Last year, Assar had stopped


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[GIST] Europa: Chukwueze, Olayinka shortlisted for goal award

[GIST] Europa: Chukwueze, Olayinka shortlisted for goal award

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Samuel Chukwueze and Peter Olayinka have been nominated for UEFA Conference League Goal of the Week award, after they were on target for their respective teams in the  UEFA Europa Conference League on Thursday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The duo was listed alongside Hasan Ali Kaldirim of Istanbul Basaksehir and Wouter Burger of FC Basel


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